i think this would be better:

Grondy= Eru
Valedgewel= Mandos
Vee= Orome
Grep= Aule
Virumor= Tulkas
Amarie= Yavanna

That's why i said Tulkas 'cause the guy gave melkor his due although i always think that melkor is a terrible disgrace for the most powerful vala that ever was.

Are you saying that vir is a disgrace

Although Melkor was a Vala, dear Amarië, he gave up that title and became the Enemy, hence he is not counted amongst that order anymore. There are only fourteen, and one who lost his name amongst them.

That said, I wanted to be Irmo or Ulmo...*shakes fist*

Me, Tulkas? You've got to be kidding! Although Lady Nessa should be quite lovely, how she danced her fairylike dance in the lush fields of Almaren... and how swift and lithe she is, her lovely feet as doves flying over the Fields of Yavanna.

And yes, putting Old Grumpy in his place doesn't sound half-bad either... heh.


Or alternatively you are Vairë, Mandos's spouse, and henceforth automatically know everything your husband knows too...

Yeah, but I was sort of going for the scary judge thing.

But Lady Nienna is not gloomy at all. On the contrary, she is kind and forgiving, and has a tear for every living being in Arda, from the tiniest critter crawling in the mud to the largest dragon in the Withered Heath.

Her powers are sympathy and empathy, not gloom. Even her brother Námo is not a gloomy figure. All the Atani souls who join his Halls for a short while, pass on to a better place, after all - and all the Quendi souls who might join his Halls always have the chance to return to the land of the living IF they are ready for that - which is for them to decide.

Yea i have been wondering that too.
Give us a list then.

Let's see. We are techincally nine + Grep.

Allyssa, Mellie (MelliotSandybanks), Elfstone, Grondmaster, Rednell, Valedhelgwath, Amarië, Vee and Virumor.

However the first three haven't been able to be here for some time now, so those names may be new to most.

So Amarie we have 9 valar. How many maiar we have?

(my 400th post on the 1st of 2007)

I was kidding. I was checking the sil yesterday and i found that there were 8 valar (pairs) not counting Melkor. So one of our council member must be melkor.......

Check again.

There are 14, but only 6 pairs, since Nienna & Ulmo live alone.

Hmmm.... Tulkas and Orome? How... masculine. I am neither a hunter nor a fighter and definitely not masculine. Pah! Consider yourselves on the roasting list.

Possibly I am Este as she seems to like the dark and the 'tree shadowed lake of Lorellin'. I could live in Lorien - all dreams and shadow and soft lights.... a lot like my home.

Probably someone who has been with the site for a very long time, posted alot and given their oppinion in depth

Nah. When i was thinking of maiar i was thinking of some special people whose task would be to help newbies around. Some sort of helpers.

All this talk about longevity has reminded me that tomorrow starts the fourth year of my membership here.

Time to cancel it and move to Tolkeinforums?

Naaah.

Who is the longest serving council member of you 9?

When I first came here at the turn of the millennia, Taz, Gandalf, and One White Tree were the moderators. She left soon after, as did Gandalf; though he comes back for a bit every few years; as I remember he is from the Netherlands. I don't know from where One White Tree hailed; Taz of course is English.

How much mithril are the Cm paid as monthly salary?

This was a thread I loved. A little bit out of the blue, but I'd take back what I said about Vee (if I haven't been roasted to a crisp by now). She's not Tulkas. She's Lorien. And Grondy is Manwe, not Ulmo. I think he's more a sky person than a water person.

And Vir, NEVER leave us!

Val!!! You're back! Haha! You kucky person, hanging around at the beach all the time!
We still remember you!